A man allegedly killed his mother with a sickle after she refused to give him money for drugs in Laxmikol Jolapara village, Faridpur upazila, Pabna, on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Surya Khatun, 50, wife of Md Lokman Sardar. The accused, her 35-year-old son Uddin Sardar, was arrested around 11am, about 90 minutes after the incident.
According to police and locals, Uddin was addicted to drugs and frequently quarrelled with his parents over money to buy drugs.
Uddin demanded money from his mother while she was cooking around 9:30am on Tuesday. When she refused, he allegedly attacked her with a sickle kept in the kitchen and fled the scene.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Uddin while he was hiding in a neighbour’s house after cutting through a window grille. Police also recovered and seized the sickle based on information provided by him.
Officer-in-charge of Faridpur Police Station Monjurul Hasan Masud, said police had recovered the body. It would be sent to Pabna General Hospital for an autopsy.
He added that the process of filing a murder case was under way.
